The nineteenth-century wars between the Manasir people of northern Sudan and the British colonialist invaders : a study based on historical artifacts, geographical sites, oral traditions, and documentary remnants / Abdelrahim M. Salih ; with a foreword by Mark Grimes.
The kingdom of Doulga, the founding years -- Quelling the impotent fury with the death of Sheik Nia'man Wad Gamr (1884) -- A curse and a murder: the heads of the Black Pashas and the death of Colonel Stewart in 1884 --The last shot of a broken rifle -- Falling through the cracks of history: the Death Nawai: honor killing or guilt -- But we are not ostriches, we are Mansir: re-grouping, foraging, and assimilation in identity building -- Rural Islamic banks, small farmers, bureaucrats and brokers.
Summary
An engaging historical examination of the Manasir people of the Sudan and their battles with the British in the late nineteenth century. This study surveys the historical evidence, both written and oral.
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